Holy Alliance
Americannoun
noun
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a document advocating government according to Christian principles that was signed in 1815 by the rulers of Russia, Prussia, and Austria
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the informal alliance that resulted from this agreement
Example Sentences
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At conferences in 1820 and 1821, the Holy Alliance declared their right to intervene in rebellions that threatened to unseat European monarchs.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
As noted earlier, not only was he a staunch supporter of the Holy Alliance, but he formed the world’s first modern secret police force, The Third Section.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
As it turns out, they did not have long to wait to put the military commitment of the Holy Alliance into action.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
The Holy Alliance was formed on the initiative of Alexander I. This alliance was formed principally upon moral and religious conviction that war was wrong.
From Time Magazine Archive
Alexander I. of Russia persuaded Francis II. and Frederick William III. to unite with him in a "Holy Alliance," which all the other monarchs of Europe were invited to join.
From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard
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